Bookmarks covered new releases and trends in the K-12 education-publishing arena. Educators and policy experts rounded out the blog with their periodic book reviews. This blog is no longer being updated.
Teaching
Q&A
No More Easy A's: Classroom Can Be a Breeding Ground for Grit (Q&A)
Schools have a responsibility to instill a growth mindset in students, says positive-psychology expert Caroline Adams Miller.
Teacher Preparation
Teachers, Here's How You Can Find Your Political Voice (Book Review)
Former 澳门跑狗论坛 blogger Marilyn Anderson Rhames begins a series of reviews on the books that have changed her life as an educator. First up, advice for teachers on how to be more politically involved from author Celine Coggins.
Reading & Literacy
EdWeek Readers Name Their Favorite Books of the Summer
For the second year in a row, readers of 澳门跑狗论坛 share the best books they've read this summer in response to a Twitter poll.
Student Achievement
Here's What Our Opinion Bloggers Are Reading This Summer
澳门跑狗论坛 opinion bloggers share their favorite summer reading recommendations for the second year in a row.
Education
Q&A With Peggy Orenstein: Sex Education Isn't Working for Girls
Journalist Peggy Orenstein says parents and schools need to speak more openly with youths, especially young women, about sex.
Student Achievement
How to Jumpstart Your Family Book Club
For families hoping to encourage reading with their kids, teachers wanting to improve their students' reading levels, or friends looking to expand their reading habits, book clubs are a helpful way to meet a variety of needs.
Reading & Literacy
Q&A
What Preschoolers Need From Adults
Early-childhood education often neglects the importance of play. Educator and author Erika Christakis explains why we need to rethink the purpose of preschool.
Equity & Diversity
What Children's Book Influenced You the Most? Authors' and Educators' Picks
At the Annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Walter Mosley, Jacqueline Woodson, and others told us which books they loved as kids and why.
Reading & Literacy
Study Reveals Children's Reading Habits
How are children reading in a digital era? A survey by Scholastic asked more than 2,000 parents and children about their reading habits in 2016.
Teaching
Q&A
How to Build a School From Scratch: One Principal's Story
After principal Nadia Lopez founded Mott Hall Bridges Academy in New York City, her commitment to her students' success earned national recognition from then-President Barack Obama. What did the experience teach her?
Reading & Literacy
澳门跑狗论坛 Short Story Contest Winner: 'Twenty-Six'
Read the winner of 澳门跑狗论坛's short story contest. Educators and students submitted their best fiction in November in honor of National Novel Writing Month.
Education
Q&A With Joseph Gauld: Why Character Education Matters
Although Joseph Gauld has been an advocate of character education for decades, recent changes in K-12 federal policy may put a spotlight on his ideas.
Reading & Literacy
NaNoWriMo: Enter 澳门跑狗论坛's Short Story Contest
Submit to 澳门跑狗论坛's short story contest in honor of National Novel Writing Month.